Ina-Matsushima Station

Ina-Matsushima Station (伊那松島駅, Ina-Matsushima-eki) is a railway station on the Iida Line in the town of Minowa, Kamiina District, Nagano, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Ina-Matsushima Station 伊那松島駅
Ina-Matsushima Station in September 2009
General information
Location	8336 Nakaminowa, Minowa-machi, Kamiina-gun, Nagano-ken 〒399-4601 Japan
Coordinates	35.9141°N 137.9885°E / 35.9141; 137.9885
Elevation	670 meters[citation needed]
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	187.1 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	28 December 1909
Passengers
FY2016	503 daily
Location Ina-Matsushima Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Ina-Matsushima Station Ina-Matsushima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ina-Matsushima Station is served by the Iida Line and is 187.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	for Tatsuno
2	■ Iida Line	for Iida and Tenryūkyō

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Iida Line
Kinoshita		Rapid Misuzu		Sawa
Kitatono		Rapid		Sawa
Kinoshita		Local		Sawa

History

The station opened on 28 December 1909 as Matsushima Station (松島駅). It was renamed Ina-Matsushima on 16 March 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The current station building was completed in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 503 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Tenryū River
• Minowa Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan